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People gather around the Robert E. Lee statue on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia, in June 2020, amid continued protests over the death of George Floyd. (Photo by Ryan M. Kelly/AFP via Getty Images)
The data about police shootings just didn't add up, but no one at Thomson Reuters wanted to hear it.
By Zac Kriegman
05.12.22 — Culture and Ideas
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If you are a devoted reader of Common Sense, by now you have surely noticed a trend: workplaces—in some cases, storied institutions—that turn hostile to independent thinking seemingly overnight.

That’s what Paul Rossi experienced at Grace Church School. It’s what Jennifer Sey went through at Levi’s. It’s what Antonio García Martínez dealt with at Apple.…

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Zac Kriegman
Dad, retired early after careers in law, economics, and AI. Writing because I keep falling down research rabbit holes and figured I should share the notes. I pursue primary sources and first-principles thinking across politics, tech, and culture.
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